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National Survey of the Aged, 1975 (ICPSR 7945)

Principal Investigator(s):Shanas, Ethel

Summary:

This survey was conducted during the spring and summer of
1975 under a grant from the Administration on Aging and with
supplemental funding from the Social Security Administration. It
surveyed noninstitutionalized Americans aged 65 and older with a
special focus on developing national estimates of the economic needs
and social concerns of the elderly. The survey attempted to describe
the aged population and to indicate the degree of health, financial
independence, and familial support of 2,143 o... (more info)

This survey was conducted during the spring and summer of
1975 under a grant from the Administration on Aging and with
supplemental funding from the Social Security Administration. It
surveyed noninstitutionalized Americans aged 65 and older with a
special focus on developing national estimates of the economic needs
and social concerns of the elderly. The survey attempted to describe
the aged population and to indicate the degree of health, financial
independence, and familial support of 2,143 older Americans. Also
studied were the work status of respondents, their past and present
attitudes toward work, their desire for gainful employment, their
income and assets, their evaluation of their own financial status, and
their reported use of health and welfare services. The data collection
comprises three files. Part 1 contains the general survey, Part 2 is a
survey of proxy respondents, and Part 3 supplies information on
persons who could not complete an interview.

Access Notes

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for a diverse and expanding social science research community.

This collection contains weights that may be used to
compensate for nonrespondents and location.

Methodology

Sample:
Multistage probability sample.

Data Source:

personal interviews

Extent of Processing: ICPSR data undergo a confidentiality review and are altered when necessary to limit the risk of
disclosure. ICPSR also routinely creates ready-to-go data files along with setups in the major
statistical software formats as well as standard codebooks to accompany the data. In addition to
these procedures, ICPSR performed the following processing steps for this data collection: